Andrew Raycroft | Goalie

Latest News

Recent News

Andrew Raycroft has signed on to play with Italian team Milano Rossoblu next season.

He started the 2011-12 campaign with the Dallas Stars, but was sent down the minors after losing his backup job to Richard Bachman. Raycroft appeared in just 10 NHL games, while posting a 2-8-0 record with a 3.51 goals-against average and .897 save percentage before being placed on waivers and demoted. Wed, Jul 4, 2012 02:28:00 PM

If he clears he will head down to the AHL. Number one netminder Kari Lehtonen is ready to return from a groin injury and Raycroft was beaten out by Richard Bachman for the team's backup role in his absence. Wed, Dec 28, 2011 05:54:00 PM

Andrew Raycroft has been informed by the Dallas Stars that he will be placed on waivers Wednesday.

The move would pave the way for Kari Lehtonen's return to the lineup on Thursday night versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. Richard Bachman has supplanted Raycroft as Lehtonen's backup due to his solid play since coming up from the minors. Raycroft has posted a 2-8-0 record with an .898 save percentage and a 3.52 GAA in 10 appearances this season. Tue, Dec 27, 2011 04:27:00 PM

If he clears he will head down to the AHL. Number one netminder Kari Lehtonen is ready to return from a groin injury and Raycroft was beaten out by Richard Bachman for the team's backup role in his absence.

Andrew Raycroft has been informed by the Dallas Stars that he will be placed on waivers Wednesday.

The move would pave the way for Kari Lehtonen's return to the lineup on Thursday night versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. Richard Bachman has supplanted Raycroft as Lehtonen's backup due to his solid play since coming up from the minors. Raycroft has posted a 2-8-0 record with an .898 save percentage and a 3.52 GAA in 10 appearances this season.

Andrew Raycroft might be waived, with the intention of sending him to the minors, when Kari Lehtonen is ready to return from a groin injury.

The Stars will have to make a decision soon on whether to retain Raycroft or Richard Bachman as Lehtonen's backup. "We're not going to carry three," coach Glen Gulutzan said referring to his goaltenders. "There's going to be a decision made, but until Lehts is a fully capable guy, we haven't discussed time frame."

Richard Bachman has started the last six games for the Stars but coach Glen Gulutzan will decide after the morning skate as to who is his starter Friday. With Kari Lehtonen due to return next week if there are no setbacks, this could be Raycroft's last chance in a while.

Andrew Raycroft was battered for five goals on 25 shots, then pulled for the third period, in the Dallas Stars' 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

When Kari Lehtonen went down, this was what we were worried about, as his replacement has given up 10 goals in his last two starts. His record dropped to 2-7-1 and he now has a 3.53 goals-against average and .897 save percentage on the season -- not exactly numbers indicative of a fantasy-relevant goalie at this point. There's a reason why he's only started 250 games in a career that began in 2000. Richard Bachman set aside 11 shots in the third period, and it's fair to guess that he could get the call against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Andrew Raycroft had a rough night in net, allowing five goals in the Dallas Stars' 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.

The de facto No. 1 goalie only made 22 saves, but more notably couldn't find a way to keep the puck out of the net when Matt Moulson (four goals) shot it. With Lehtonen down, the Stars will need Raycroft to be better to survive. Richard Bachman could get his first start between the pipes when Dallas faces San Jose on Dec. 8.

Look for Andrew Raycroft to get the start in goal for Dallas on Saturday.

Raycroft will make his third straight start in place of the injured Kari Lehtonen. Richard Bachman is Raycroft's backup at this time and with Lehtonen expected to miss at least three more weeks, Bachman should get the net shortly.

With the Dallas Stars, Andrew Raycroft is 1-8-1 when playing on the second night of back-to-back contests and 9-2-0 when playing on the first night.

As the backup goaltender, Raycroft would often be asked to play on the second night, but with Kari Lehtonen sidelined, the opposite is true. Raycroft has allowed just three goals in two games since Lehtonen went down with a groin injury. We expect Raycroft to also have some ugly starts before Lehtonen returns, but he should average out to be a decent substitute for the Stars' top goaltender.

Andrew Raycroft kicked away 33 of 35 shots as the Dallas Stars used a late rally to get past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night.

Raycroft carried out a script that will need to be commonplace for the Stars to survive without top netminder Kari Lehtonen. Raycroft now won two consecutive games since becoming the No. 1 guy in net. Dallas allows the most shots per game in the NHL, thus the 31-year-old -- with his rocky resume -- will be prone to his fair share of big nights for the opponent.

Andrew Raycroft stopped 35 of the 36 shots he faced in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche

Raycroft finally won his first game of the season Monday night and he did it with style. Raycroft turned aside 35 shots, backstopping Dallas to victory. With an injury keeping Kari Lehtonen on the shelf, Raycroft must be sharp for the Stars.

With Kari Lehtonen (groin) out for at least three weeks, Andrew Raycroft has become the Stars de facto starting goaltender.

Raycroft is 0-5-0 with a 3.50 GAA and .899 save percentage. He has a rocky history, but he has been a serviceable backup over the last two seasons. We suspect the Stars will end up missing Lehtonen's services, but Raycroft should end up with at least some decent starts.

After being thrown in to relieve the injured Kari Lehtonen, Andrew Raycroft was saddled with the 3-0 loss against the Phoenix Coyotes, despite making 33 saves.

Lehtonen suffered a knee injury very early in the first period, and Raycroft was sent in for the remaining 54:29 as a result. All things considered, Dallas was not particularly sharp on defense, so Raycroft's outing wasn't that bad. Still, the Stars don't want to peg too much of their hopes on their backup netminder.

The Stars played on Friday and have another game scheduled for Saturday, but they opted not to have Raycroft start in either of those back-to-back games. Raycroft has played in the tail end of the Stars' last four sets of back-to-back games, but Dallas has lost every time. Raycroft has a 3.55 GAA and .894 save percentage and will be searching for his first win of the season on Monday.

Jason Spezza notched a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win against Nashville.

He was placed on a line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn in the contest and the trio combined for three goals and eight points. Spezza has accumulated five goals and 14 points in 21 matches this campaign, while battling injuries and plenty of line juggling.

Jamie Benn scored a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Benn opened the scoring at the 9:55 mark of the first period and it was the 200th marker of his career. He also helped set up second-period goals by Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin. The 27-year-old has eight goals and 24 points in 28 games. Antoine Roussel and Brett Ritchie also scored for the Stars.

Sharp is on the sidelined with concussion-like symptoms for the second time this season. It's encouraging that he's feeling good enough to start skating again, but we don't want to speculate on when he might be able to return, especially given his recent history.

Antoine Roussel tallied a goal and an assist in a 5-2 victory against Nashville on Thursday night.

The multi-point performance snapped a six-game scoring skid for the pesky winger. It was also his first goal since Nov. 13. Roussel has 15 points in 28 games along with a league-leading 70 penalty minutes.

There's an 80 percent chance that Mattias Janmark will make a full recovery from his knee injury.

The Stars announced that the injury will keep him out for five to six months. The 23-year-old has Osteochondritis dissecans, which is genetic. "What happened with Mattias is he had a small segment, approximately 21 millimeters by 11 millimeters, that became displaced and is locked in his knee," Stars GM Jim Nill said. "It's the bone and the cartilage, they both came off together." Nill added that Janmark could still return to action this season.

He is projected to be sidelined for five-to-six months. Hemsky was hurt during the World Cup of Hockey and managed to play in just one game this season before he got re-injured. This timetable will keep him on the shelf for most of the 2016-17 campaign.

Patrick Eaves needed 54 games to notch 17 points last season, this time around he needed just 24.

The veteran forward picked up his eighth assist of the season during Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Penguins. Eaves' career has really turned around since joining Dallas two seasons ago. He has more goals (30) and points (61) with Dallas in 125 games than he did with Detroit, the next longest tenure where he played nearly 200 games.

Lauri Korpikoski scored his fourth goal of the season during Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to Vancouver.

He now has goals in three consecutive games, giving him six points overall in 16 games. That's a nice rate considering he's posted between 21-25 points in each of the last three seasons with the Oilers and Coyotes.

He tallied his sixth marker of the year in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Nashville, which matches the total he had in 31 games during the 2014-15 campaign. Ritchie has seven points through 21 contests this year.

John Klingberg got back in the lineup and picked up his third point in five games, with a helper in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Penguins.

Klingberg now has 10 helpers and 12 points in 23 games this season. Last season, he had 171 shots in 76 games, this time around he has just 29 shots in 23 games. Suffice it to say, a few more pucks on net could be helpful.

Dan Hamhuis will be a healthy scratch in Monday's game against the St. Louis Blues.

Hamhuis is in his first year with the Stars, but he hasn't fit in as well as he would have hoped. He has no goals and five assists in 21 games this season. Curtis McKenzie and Stephen Johns will also watch from the press box.

Johnny Oduya (lower body) will not play in both halves of the Stars' back-to-back set this weekend.

Oduya will probably still return this weekend. It seems more likely that he'll play on Sunday if Stars coach Lindy Ruff doesn't want to use him to play on back-to-back days, but it's still possible that Oduya will play on Saturday and then just rest Sunday.

Lindell opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the opening period, but the Red Wings managed to score three unanswered goals with two of those coming on the power play. Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin picked up the assists on Dallas' only goal. Lindell has two goals and two assists in 15 games this season.

Jamie Oleksiak will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Calgary Flames.

Oleksiak had played in six consecutive games, but he's now been scratched two straight games. The 24-year-old has three goals and one assist in 11 games this season. Patrik Nemeth and Jason Dickinson will also watch from the press box.

The Penguins blitzed Antti Niemi for six goals during Thursday's 6-2 defeat.

Niemi turned away 34 of 39 shots, including seven of eight on the kill. Well, it's not like he got much help as the Penguins fired 40 shots on net. The veteran netminder falls to 5-3-3 with a .902 save percentage and a 3.20 GAA.